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it is something i championed in the united states senate. it has real implications for the area you want to get into and that's health care, because if we could get these small you know, devices and they could cure -- cancer and others quickly and without more scarring and the like, it is going to make a big difference. in the short-term, transportation funding will be a big priority for me this year. we have been able to -- to win the issuance of build america bonds so municipalities in the valley and elsewhere have a new option if financing roads and bridges and transportation systems. that will be a shot in the arm for the area because we know you can't have big league economic growth with little league transportation systems. now in terms of the area you would like to see in the health bill, there are -- some additional programs that are going to help us get the folks that we're going to need to carry out this bill. and if you'll lead me -- heave me your e-mail and phone, we'll be glad to work with you specifically, to sort of walk you a
it is something i championed in the united states senate. it has real implications for the area you want to get into and that's health care, because if we could get these small you know, devices and they could cure -- cancer and others quickly and without more scarring and the like, it is going to make a big difference. in the short-term, transportation funding will be a big priority for me this year. we have been able to -- to win the issuance of build america bonds so municipalities in the...
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detention on re-entering the united states. so i'm just wondering how we might make your job easier if the department could support fine-tuning immigration laws to not have these kind of consequences where you are detaining and prosecuting people for, excuse me, offenses which have been dealt with as not serious offenses under the state law. would you encourage the department to support changes in the law in congress? >> its long term permanent time and i think if and when there is a serious effort afoot in the congress to revisit the immigration law we and ground of deportation the would be an area we would want to spend a fair amount of time getting fonts' on. >> i'm going to ask both of these questions and i think we have to finish with that person and this person and then you can answer them together. and i will have to pass. >> mine may not require much of an answer more something for you to look into. michelle verney with the women's refuge commission and i also share an alternative action team because it is lots of organ
detention on re-entering the united states. so i'm just wondering how we might make your job easier if the department could support fine-tuning immigration laws to not have these kind of consequences where you are detaining and prosecuting people for, excuse me, offenses which have been dealt with as not serious offenses under the state law. would you encourage the department to support changes in the law in congress? >> its long term permanent time and i think if and when there is a...
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that person had a problem showing a record showing that they were in united states. it has been a worse time with those citizens that other people that can show these records. transferring birth certificates into an electronic form is not an easy task. it has to be done slowly, it has to be done in a meaningful way. it is not about, should we do it? if it is there, that is great. we want to know about the government's, the privacy protections, and the accuracy. they estimate that they will have 95% accuracy. the way that translates into a light at the dmv, one in 10 people will get a false reading. that means delays. you can be in one of those citizens that has been in the same house, the same county, the same city all your life, but you will be rejected if this system does not work well and is not 100 percent reliable. the pilot project is aspiration. c of we can get it up and running. see if we can ask those questions. if you build it right, the states will come along. we need to do that in a cooperative basis. >> thank you. mr. baker, you testified that all the pa
that person had a problem showing a record showing that they were in united states. it has been a worse time with those citizens that other people that can show these records. transferring birth certificates into an electronic form is not an easy task. it has to be done slowly, it has to be done in a meaningful way. it is not about, should we do it? if it is there, that is great. we want to know about the government's, the privacy protections, and the accuracy. they estimate that they will have...
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and to recognize the losses suffered by the united states -- united nations. the un has made enormous contributions to haiti over the years. they lost many outstanding people on the ground. we offer profound gratitude and our condolences to the un and to the families of the deceased. we have also felt that tragedy personally in massachusetts with a loss of britney. i know personally the agony of her parents. first, and trying to find out what her fate might be an out and try to recover their daughter's body. the task before all of us remains far from over first, we must continue the ongoing effort to meet patients' immediate need for food, water, shelter, electricity, and medical care. so far, thanks to un peacekeepers in u.s. forces, the security situations have allowed this to go on its helium. we have begun to reverse the poverty that plagued haiti long before this tragedy. we cannot be satisfied to simply restore haiti to the unsustainable conditions of the past. on january 11, haiti was already the poorest country in the western hemisphere. even before th
and to recognize the losses suffered by the united states -- united nations. the un has made enormous contributions to haiti over the years. they lost many outstanding people on the ground. we offer profound gratitude and our condolences to the un and to the families of the deceased. we have also felt that tragedy personally in massachusetts with a loss of britney. i know personally the agony of her parents. first, and trying to find out what her fate might be an out and try to recover their...
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i know there's a lot of people in the united states military. though we have really good technology in this country, technology that's being used by the private sector. you know, i don't know if these reports are scanned. i don't know if they are entered on a computer. i don't know someone can use of computing and some of these new techniques to do searches. we failed again on the almost herbal tragedy and christmas day because of a misspelling of a name another things that failed in the way we process, gather and evaluate intelligence. and one thing i want to commend to you when you're further discussions with the secretary is if you do establish one of these units is talking to the people in the private sector who developed this wonderful technology and see if it might be innate for helping keep our servicemen and women safe. >> may i comment? so we say in the report that we've been having arguments about who owns what pieces of information. we've been having those discussions long enough you it's time to move on. and so, without defining what
i know there's a lot of people in the united states military. though we have really good technology in this country, technology that's being used by the private sector. you know, i don't know if these reports are scanned. i don't know if they are entered on a computer. i don't know someone can use of computing and some of these new techniques to do searches. we failed again on the almost herbal tragedy and christmas day because of a misspelling of a name another things that failed in the way we...
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then a fellow with the center for education reform talks about the state of education in the united states. "washington journal" taking your calls live every morning at 7:00 a.m. on eastern. monday, the president of the internet corporation for assigned names and numbers is interviewed by the the wall street journal technology reporter. >> in this next panel, and look at what could be the driving factors in the u.s. and global economies in 2010. we will hear from a member of president obama is council on economic adviser. this is just under one hour. >> we will talk about the world economy in 2010 now that the world has emerged from what is clearly the deepest postwar recession, what will the economy look like and what are the risks. the economy has been propped up mike government and by huge stimulus. what happens when we try to exit that? to leave risks sovereign debt crisis? what will asset markets to do? do we face the risk of an asset bubble? those of the kinds of questions that i want to talk about. we will have some predictions, some very concrete predictions. i have two terrific an
then a fellow with the center for education reform talks about the state of education in the united states. "washington journal" taking your calls live every morning at 7:00 a.m. on eastern. monday, the president of the internet corporation for assigned names and numbers is interviewed by the the wall street journal technology reporter. >> in this next panel, and look at what could be the driving factors in the u.s. and global economies in 2010. we will hear from a member of...
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commission or united states court. but a dozen of them had been cleared for release. the and not as states does not think it is feasible to send them back because of problems we have had in the past with escapes and people returning to the battlefield on behalf of al qaeda. >> what does the president say about closing guantanamo? >> the president is still committed to closing guantanamo. he is saying -- closing the prison anytime soon is not really practical. they blew through lead headline at the beginning of this -- up deadline set at the end of the year, and what the president said today is that it is theoretically possible that the situation in yemen might be well enough resolve that by the end of the year, some of the prisoners could be sent back. >> the president made the remarks after meeting with 20 members of his national security team. there were reviewing the security lapses concerning the attempted bombing that you mention. the president said that we have to do better and that we will do it quickly. any ind
commission or united states court. but a dozen of them had been cleared for release. the and not as states does not think it is feasible to send them back because of problems we have had in the past with escapes and people returning to the battlefield on behalf of al qaeda. >> what does the president say about closing guantanamo? >> the president is still committed to closing guantanamo. he is saying -- closing the prison anytime soon is not really practical. they blew through lead...
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. >> ladies and gentlemen, republican leader of the united states, the hon. john boehner. >> today we honor our 15th president, abraham lincoln. we also honor the work of the lincoln bicentennial commission. there are holding hundreds of events encumbrances across america to celebrate -- all across; american to celebrate lincoln. he spoke about equality. as we all know from our history, our entire went after the invention of the cotton in jim prada -- after the cotton gin. families were torn apart and sold. abraham lincoln's rise to the white house paralyzed the tension in america over slavery. by 1854, the republican party was formed to oppose slavery and then spent in the territories. by 1858, lincoln himself warned that a house divided could not stand. like most leaders, lincoln could see but could do little to slow the downward spiral of our union. six weeks after his election in november 1860, the union was dissolved and [unintelligible] the war claimed more american lives than all other wars that we have been involved in. between 1861 and 1865, 620,000
. >> ladies and gentlemen, republican leader of the united states, the hon. john boehner. >> today we honor our 15th president, abraham lincoln. we also honor the work of the lincoln bicentennial commission. there are holding hundreds of events encumbrances across america to celebrate -- all across; american to celebrate lincoln. he spoke about equality. as we all know from our history, our entire went after the invention of the cotton in jim prada -- after the cotton gin. families...
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america voted 2008 for barack obama to become president of the united states. it is this november that the people had the opportunity in the two states with the gubernatorial election and just this week the people of massachusetts had the opportunity to vote for their senate -- senator. based on the policies that have come out of this new administration and the majority in congress. it is those policies that were voted on this time, and it is those policies that i believe do not reflect the mainstream of america. and where the republicans stand ready to work with the gentleman and his party in trying to bring the debate and these policy solutions back towards where most americans feel we ought to be heading in >> on c-span tonight, an update on haitian relief efforts from the pentagon and members of the congressional black caucus. president obama proposes new banking regulations. and later, reaction to today's supreme court ruling on campaign finance rules. >> abigail adams had to remind john adams to remember the ladies when creating a new government. dolley m
america voted 2008 for barack obama to become president of the united states. it is this november that the people had the opportunity in the two states with the gubernatorial election and just this week the people of massachusetts had the opportunity to vote for their senate -- senator. based on the policies that have come out of this new administration and the majority in congress. it is those policies that were voted on this time, and it is those policies that i believe do not reflect the...
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health insurance companies in the united states. that would seem to be a lot of competition to me to have 1,300 health insurance companies to have the federal government create one more company, the federal government, as big as it is, then we would have 1,301 companies in the united states selling health insurance. how many policy varieties do we have? well, madam speaker, that number falls in the area of 100,000 possible policy varieties out there in the market plates. 1,300 companies and 100,000 policies to choose from if you could buy from across state lines. that would be too much liberty for an american to have. so instead, he would want to impose a single payer and said he was for single payer plan which would be a federal health insurance plan to supplant or replace all 1,300 companies and 100,000 companies with the beautiful federal government offerings that would be adequate for anybody in america and satisfy all of us if we just weren't enlightened yet seems to be the message we are hearing from the white house. we find o
health insurance companies in the united states. that would seem to be a lot of competition to me to have 1,300 health insurance companies to have the federal government create one more company, the federal government, as big as it is, then we would have 1,301 companies in the united states selling health insurance. how many policy varieties do we have? well, madam speaker, that number falls in the area of 100,000 possible policy varieties out there in the market plates. 1,300 companies and...
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first, this is a whole of government effort by the united states and also an international effort. the primary security force on the island is the united nations force. there are about seven dozen u.n. forces and an additional 2000 police. they will have the primary security responsibility. i think that we are clearly in a position to do more than others, partly from our proximity, and partly from our capabilities. the key will be coordinating this entire effort. i would say from the u.s. standpoint, i feel that coordination among state aid, homeland security and the coast guard and ourselves has gone very well. the ambassador has made an effort in coordinating it, but they're also incident management teams on scenes from other agencies as well as our own joint task force. i think that we will not be seen as -- i think that if we, particularly given the role that we will have been delivering food and water -- that we will have in delivering food and water, my guess is that the reaction will be one of relief at seeing americans providing this kind of help. . ships provide in this cr
first, this is a whole of government effort by the united states and also an international effort. the primary security force on the island is the united nations force. there are about seven dozen u.n. forces and an additional 2000 police. they will have the primary security responsibility. i think that we are clearly in a position to do more than others, partly from our proximity, and partly from our capabilities. the key will be coordinating this entire effort. i would say from the u.s....
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are you going to resign from the united states than it? [laughter] >> governor, i think you're supposed to pose your question to ms. medina. >> i'm sorry. i will not resign from the united states senate. >> ms. medina, and a question that i was asking a little bit earlier, not that i asked earlier but thought about earlier. you have said or released you said you would consider legalizing drugs in texas and i would like you to expand on that for the audience. >> i have said that is a power that out to be reserved to the people in this day, not something the federal government ought to be doing. we have certainly seen both at the federal level and the state level a tremendous amount of resources poured into a drug war with little effect. i had the opportunity to ride with the dallas city police officer, 11:00 p.m. to 2:00 a.m. he said 95% of what he does is drug related crime. we are spending a tremendous amount of resources frankly that we don't have in a way that's in effect gives. we've got to get beyond this emotional debate and look at
are you going to resign from the united states than it? [laughter] >> governor, i think you're supposed to pose your question to ms. medina. >> i'm sorry. i will not resign from the united states senate. >> ms. medina, and a question that i was asking a little bit earlier, not that i asked earlier but thought about earlier. you have said or released you said you would consider legalizing drugs in texas and i would like you to expand on that for the audience. >> i have...
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this is also an effort of the united states. and the united kingdom, but scores of our a lies are there in one form or another pushing in the same direction. there are different roles and different guidelines coming from national government but it's important to realize that there will be a number of countries at the london conference hoping for success. one of thq things i'll add, there is a reconciliation and in afghanistan with former ing taliban moving back into society and moving back into being part of the government and part of the afghanistan society.Ñi there's a real hope that japan has a particular interest incoming in with perhaps as much as - um... well, several $100,000,000 to help with the reconciliation and reintegration effort and i hope that's part of the success story of the london conference >> i just want to - do you think the united states andçó international community should be holding the karzai government ahead of the conference in london? >> the london conference is right upon us. r think we're walkin
this is also an effort of the united states. and the united kingdom, but scores of our a lies are there in one form or another pushing in the same direction. there are different roles and different guidelines coming from national government but it's important to realize that there will be a number of countries at the london conference hoping for success. one of thq things i'll add, there is a reconciliation and in afghanistan with former ing taliban moving back into society and moving back into...
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the united states -- we rely on their help and involvement in this process. i think that is very important for the region. the other problem, if we are talking about a ron, we hope that this problem could be solved through diplomatic means -- with iran. we need stability in the region and this will not come unless we realize we have to comply with international law and comply also in how to solve the problem by dialogue. thank you very much, madame secretary. >> thank you so much, your excellency. >> happy new year, madam secretary, your excellency. on yemen, what can you say about the latest -- the latest you can say about the terrorist threat to the u.s. embassy. given the concerns they have had about yemen, what is the u.s. prepared to do to help yemen combat their growing terrorist problem? given the embassies in discussions with the terrorist's father, how much blame do you think the state department has for not highlighting the fact that this man had a visa or pulling a visa? mr. -- your excellency, i would ask that you follow up on your comments. you s
the united states -- we rely on their help and involvement in this process. i think that is very important for the region. the other problem, if we are talking about a ron, we hope that this problem could be solved through diplomatic means -- with iran. we need stability in the region and this will not come unless we realize we have to comply with international law and comply also in how to solve the problem by dialogue. thank you very much, madame secretary. >> thank you so much, your...
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that makes it an older nation than the united states. what the problem has been in afghanistan is not a lack of nationhood as an idea, it is that generally speaking it has had a weak central state. there's nothing wrong with that. i'm trying to impose a top down, central state, it is part of our problem here. i think. sort of rhetted it that,ed most popular institution in afghanistan scoring just -- enormously high numbers is the afghan national army, can is obviously our ticket out building that up. when asked which institution do you most admire, 82% say the afghan national army, which is seen as not operating in any ethnic, in any ethnic interest and is seen as, an institution that is really doing -- a -- good work. the cory comment view is afghanistan is too hard or too violent. this is also completely ridiculous. you're like -- more likely to be murdered in the united states in 1991 than killed in the war in afghanistan today. i'm going to elaborate that because it is a surprising finding. the murder rate in the united states in 199
that makes it an older nation than the united states. what the problem has been in afghanistan is not a lack of nationhood as an idea, it is that generally speaking it has had a weak central state. there's nothing wrong with that. i'm trying to impose a top down, central state, it is part of our problem here. i think. sort of rhetted it that,ed most popular institution in afghanistan scoring just -- enormously high numbers is the afghan national army, can is obviously our ticket out building...
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it will be a victory for the united states of america. let's work to change the political system, as imperfect as it is. i know people fill doubt about the way things are going here in washington sometimes. it is easy to get up on the political process, but we have put in place rules about lobbying and transparency, tougher rules than any administration in history. it is not enough but it is progress. don't give up on hope for advocacy or activism. they're too many needs to be met and too much work to be done. like dr. king said, we must accept finite disappointment but never lose infinite hope. but as broaden are caught -- coalition, building a confederation of liberals or conservatives, of red states for blue states, but all americans searching for better tomorrow. the urgency of that our demands that we make common cause with all americans, white, black, brown, all of whom are being hammered by this recession, all of whom are yearning for that spring to come. it demands that we reach out that those left out in the cold even when the ec
it will be a victory for the united states of america. let's work to change the political system, as imperfect as it is. i know people fill doubt about the way things are going here in washington sometimes. it is easy to get up on the political process, but we have put in place rules about lobbying and transparency, tougher rules than any administration in history. it is not enough but it is progress. don't give up on hope for advocacy or activism. they're too many needs to be met and too much...
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or other agency of united states government. you claim that this is a misunderstanding or a miscommunication. are you willing to forgo any financial gain that may arise through this incident including appearances, books, bees, or television opportunities such as any reality tv shows? >> i am only compelled to respond to questions are on the circumstances. i respectfully decline that answer your question. >> i think that these witnesses have a right to invoke the fifth amendment against self- incrimination when it relates to criminal activity. something that would incriminate them in a criminal proceeding. i also think that they me be offering the fifth amendment question that do not so involved such jeopardy. i ask that we consider what response we should have to these witnesses. thank you mr. chairman. >> thank you very much. i thank the witnesses for their testimony and the members for their questions p. i would remind the witnesses that the member of the committee may have additional questions for you and we will ask you to r
or other agency of united states government. you claim that this is a misunderstanding or a miscommunication. are you willing to forgo any financial gain that may arise through this incident including appearances, books, bees, or television opportunities such as any reality tv shows? >> i am only compelled to respond to questions are on the circumstances. i respectfully decline that answer your question. >> i think that these witnesses have a right to invoke the fifth amendment...
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the countries, institutions that have bought debt of the united states for united states dollars or equivalent. look at what has happened to us. this you think back -- if you think back a few years, we had a tsunami. we heard it coming. we put these things down, and we heard that gigantic wave. well, here's the wave. just look at it, friends. it doesn't matter whose numbers you use, something like this turns up no matter what you try to do to avoid it. it says that in 1999, here we are, that we are already approaching 50% of our gross domestic product, the equivalency of that in debt. look what happens after that in 2009. it becomes unsustainable. it competes 100%. most people don't think you can survive on 100% for any period of time. for our task force members, you are all going to see what happened to america after the second world war. some -- talking to the two governors here, we had a great big debt then, but that is very dissimilar because all of that debt was owned by us. that was the era of savings bopped, and we owned them. it took us three years, and we were off that gigantic 65% or
the countries, institutions that have bought debt of the united states for united states dollars or equivalent. look at what has happened to us. this you think back -- if you think back a few years, we had a tsunami. we heard it coming. we put these things down, and we heard that gigantic wave. well, here's the wave. just look at it, friends. it doesn't matter whose numbers you use, something like this turns up no matter what you try to do to avoid it. it says that in 1999, here we are, that we...
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one year from this week, our state will have a new united states senator. in the meantime, we have important work to do. so a few closing thoughts. i believe in bipartisan solutions, but i also believe you can only achieve those results with vibrant, robust, and civil partisan debate. i'm a democrat and very, very proud of my party's contributions to the vitality and strength of america. i would never have had the opportunity to serve in the congress had i not had the support and backing of my political party in connecticut over these years. i appreciate the passionate party activists who have never, ever faltered in their support of my efforts. i want to say thank you to my family for their tolerance of yet another generation of our family in the political arena. i'm especially indebted to jackie for her fierce loyalty, unyielding commitment to fairness and her unlimited capacity of empathy to the needs of others. she has truly been my anchor in these stormy political waters. there's nothing more pathetic in my view who announces they're only leaving publi
one year from this week, our state will have a new united states senator. in the meantime, we have important work to do. so a few closing thoughts. i believe in bipartisan solutions, but i also believe you can only achieve those results with vibrant, robust, and civil partisan debate. i'm a democrat and very, very proud of my party's contributions to the vitality and strength of america. i would never have had the opportunity to serve in the congress had i not had the support and backing of my...
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this is google.cn soldier in the united states were able to see the site. and i believe he is typed in fall and gone into the search box. we can look at the site and compare side-by-side typing search items in the ugo.com, the domain we see and also the one china into the differences here. but the chinese cannot see google.com in china, correct? >> host: that's correct. there are ways to get around. china has though with some people call the great firewall of china on essentially they've taken their portion of the internet and security that the borders so they can filter the content going in and out and limit it and then within their borders, they've allowed in-flight google.cn, which they can directly control instead of ebay they've got a local auction site called ali baba. and so that way they are able not only to stop content from getting in, but also to control the content that's produced domestically. >> host: with go to coatesville, pennsylvania. and good morning, marie, on our independent line. >> caller: good morning, america, how were you? i think
this is google.cn soldier in the united states were able to see the site. and i believe he is typed in fall and gone into the search box. we can look at the site and compare side-by-side typing search items in the ugo.com, the domain we see and also the one china into the differences here. but the chinese cannot see google.com in china, correct? >> host: that's correct. there are ways to get around. china has though with some people call the great firewall of china on essentially they've...
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states -- who should be, we think, the next president of the united states. we take it seriously and we have to lot to say about it and we're grateful for that privilege and that honor. but it's only a recommendation, mr. speaker. tonight, today and tonight, the people of massachusetts not only made a recommendation, they made a decision, not just for the people of massachusetts, they made a decision for the united states of america and that decision is, no socialized medicine in this country, keep our liberty, get the budget under control, let people take care of themselves and each other. the government is not a nanny, that's the message that comes from the place where liberty began. . massachusetts of all improbable places has brought us back to that rock of liberty and i could not be happier tonight. this is all i could ask for and i'm looking forward now to the battle we have ahead to preserve the liberty we have left and restore some of that that we lost. i would be happy to yield to the gentlelady from wyoming so much time as she may consume. mrs. lumm
states -- who should be, we think, the next president of the united states. we take it seriously and we have to lot to say about it and we're grateful for that privilege and that honor. but it's only a recommendation, mr. speaker. tonight, today and tonight, the people of massachusetts not only made a recommendation, they made a decision, not just for the people of massachusetts, they made a decision for the united states of america and that decision is, no socialized medicine in this country,...
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we had the longest periods of sustained growth in the history of the united states. looking back on that, what do people complain about? they complain about the distribution of income and they say this and that about the period and they rejected it but that was the best period for macroeconomics stability. problems of education productivity growth, those things were a problem that created difficulties in the distribution of income that people didn't like. now, the other part of the question, i am sorry? >> host: you know what professor meltzer i forgot myself. we will move on to green town missouri roger. >> caller: i am pleased to have an affinity to speak. when i took economics decades ago we talked a lot about fed reserve open market operations and i hear and read almost nothing about that except the footnote in "the wall street journal" every day. you have discussed the local market operations in this-- and a little bit about how? >> guest: they are the main thing that the federal reserve does. i mean, they said az roe i-225 basis point interest rates to keep tha
we had the longest periods of sustained growth in the history of the united states. looking back on that, what do people complain about? they complain about the distribution of income and they say this and that about the period and they rejected it but that was the best period for macroeconomics stability. problems of education productivity growth, those things were a problem that created difficulties in the distribution of income that people didn't like. now, the other part of the question, i...
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today the united states is the world leader in the wireless broadband. while having less than 7% of the global wireless subscribers the u.s. is home to more than 20% of global treaty subscribers. are 112 million for e.g. subscribers are more than any of the country and more than a third, fourth, fifth and sixth countries combined. additionally the most advanced wireless advises which manufactured by global companies and could be launched anywhere in the world routinely debut and the u.s. marketplace. as a former ntia administrator noted the convergence of mobile wireless services and high-speed internet access and the evolution of handsets from telephones to powerful hand-held computers promises to transform the way we work, learn, deliver health care, manage energy consumption and enhance public safety. the key to translating this promise into reality is access to more spectrum. ctia believes there's an urgent need to identify additional spectrum that can be made available for wireless broadband and other defense wireless services by providing for a com
today the united states is the world leader in the wireless broadband. while having less than 7% of the global wireless subscribers the u.s. is home to more than 20% of global treaty subscribers. are 112 million for e.g. subscribers are more than any of the country and more than a third, fourth, fifth and sixth countries combined. additionally the most advanced wireless advises which manufactured by global companies and could be launched anywhere in the world routinely debut and the u.s....
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but also of the united states of america. we will spare no effort in doing all we can to ensure the success this endeavor and make sure negotiations move fast towards reconciliation on the basis of the two-state solution. thank you so much. i look forward to continuing our hard work in the future. >> if i could, a question on the terror report that the president got yesterday, in that report, it singles out what is called a visa issue and points out the fact that this suspect did not have a visa was not correlated to the fact that the concerns of his father and the misspelling of the name. how serious are these issues and what do you plan to do about them? and one quick one on the middle east. have you or are you willing to to give guarantees to the arab countries and palestinians about the obama administration's negotiations and also the settlement issues. >> first, jill, as to the report, i think that the president made it very clear in his remarks both before and again yesterday that we all are looking hard at what did ha
but also of the united states of america. we will spare no effort in doing all we can to ensure the success this endeavor and make sure negotiations move fast towards reconciliation on the basis of the two-state solution. thank you so much. i look forward to continuing our hard work in the future. >> if i could, a question on the terror report that the president got yesterday, in that report, it singles out what is called a visa issue and points out the fact that this suspect did not...
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this is the the grassroots levels one of the most powerful groups in the united states. it's hard to imagine that they are going to go away. and they do again serve a useful function gnat group market. but i would hope that one the exchanges would be to figure out what exactly agents and brokers are contributing. and then make sure that they are compensated for it. i don't see any need for 10 to 20%. it's like if you could buy through web-based travel platforms and still had to pay a travel agent every time you get -- anyway. you've heard me. we have times for the questions standing at the microphone. first in the back of the room. >> hi, thank you to the panelist and to the commonwealth fund and alliance for putting this together. my question is about the state exchanges and the history. because in terms of going to scale, this health care reform is proposing to put 30 million people into sort of an exchange. that's a large scale in terms of having it happen in day one. wanted to ask you what has been the obstacles for more states taking on running an exchange that woul
this is the the grassroots levels one of the most powerful groups in the united states. it's hard to imagine that they are going to go away. and they do again serve a useful function gnat group market. but i would hope that one the exchanges would be to figure out what exactly agents and brokers are contributing. and then make sure that they are compensated for it. i don't see any need for 10 to 20%. it's like if you could buy through web-based travel platforms and still had to pay a travel...
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a [applause] god bless the united states of america. [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2010] ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ Ñi ♪ [playing patriotic music] ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ çó ♪ ♪Ñi ♪ ♪ ♪ [playing "this land is your land"] >> after listening to the president, republican leaders spoke with reporters. >> the present accepted our invitation and came to baltimore today. i thought the dialogue one very well. the fact that we want to continue to find common ground. we are not always going to agree. i think it should become clear in the conversation today that there are issues that we do agree upon. when they are lumped together in 2000 page bills, typically, what we find is a lot of things that we disagree with. the american people want to know where the jobs are. that should be our focus of this year. it should of been the focus of the administration last year. they seem to be geared toward fed this year. let's find the common ground where we can
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god bless you, and god bless the united states of america. [applause] [applause] [applause] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] the [inaudible conversations] >> the chair declares the joint session of the two houses now dissolved. [inaudible conversations] >> -- here in washington, d.c. and we are life in the statuary hall which is maybe 20 yards from the house of representatives where president obama just spoke and is just leaving the chamber. this evening from that whole we are going to be talking with members of congress, getting their reaction to what the president had to say this evening. and we are starting off this evening with republican mike castle of delaware who is also the senate candidate, he is a congressma
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of the united states, hillary clinton. thank you very much, alberto, for not only that kind introduction but your and your colleagues' leadership of this important institution. it's a pleasure to be here at the newseum. the newseum is a monument to some of our most precious freedoms, and i'm grateful for this opportunity to discuss how those freedoms apply to the challenges of the 21st century. although i can't see all of you because in settings like this, the lights are in my eyes and you are in the dark, i know that there are many friends and former colleagues. i wish to acknowledge charles overby, the ceo of freedom forum here at the newseum; senator edward kaufman and senator joe lieberman, my former colleagues in the senate, both of whom worked for passage of the voice act, which speaks to congress's and the american people's commitment to internet freedom, a commitment that crosses party lines and branches of government. also, i'm told here as well are senator sam brownback, senator ted kaufman, representative lorett
of the united states, hillary clinton. thank you very much, alberto, for not only that kind introduction but your and your colleagues' leadership of this important institution. it's a pleasure to be here at the newseum. the newseum is a monument to some of our most precious freedoms, and i'm grateful for this opportunity to discuss how those freedoms apply to the challenges of the 21st century. although i can't see all of you because in settings like this, the lights are in my eyes and you are...
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they are backed by the full faith and credit of the united states. and when i look at the gross federal debt i see it exceeding 100% by 2020 and in fact before that. the world war ii high was 121.7%. now to put this on perspective, other countries industrialized countries to have higher debt to gdp. japan, i believe, at this point is in the 189% of gdp range. but there are real consequences for that. i believe japan is about to have their debt downgraded because people see the risk of death of that magnitude. more liming and more concerning to me is the long-term yuri. if we look at the long-term budget outlook from cbo, we see debt with all policies extended, all current policies extended, reaching 400% of gdp by 2059. there is no one that thinks that's a sustainable course. so anybody who tells us, you don't have to do anything, you don't have to worry about these things. we can just continue as we are, they're not telling us the truth. and this is not just my judgment or the judgment of center senator gregg. this has been the testimony before this
they are backed by the full faith and credit of the united states. and when i look at the gross federal debt i see it exceeding 100% by 2020 and in fact before that. the world war ii high was 121.7%. now to put this on perspective, other countries industrialized countries to have higher debt to gdp. japan, i believe, at this point is in the 189% of gdp range. but there are real consequences for that. i believe japan is about to have their debt downgraded because people see the risk of death of...
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that is what made the united states a beacon of hope in a confused and divided world. but, too many people now take for granted government's role as protector of wall street and the privilege. vaisse middle-class americans says overpaid and underworked. they see social security as a problem, rather than the only piece of our retirement system that actually works. they feel sorry for homeless people, but fail to see the connections between downsizing and outsourcing and inequality and homelessness. this world view has brought democrats nothing but disaster. the republicans responses to what for middle-class the false hope of tax cuts, tax cuts that end up enriching their rich, devastating the middle class by destroying the institutions like public education and social security that make the middle class possible. are you trying to tell me something? >> we are now into our q&a period. >> i'm not done with what i have to say and you invited me here to say it. [applause] >> 25 minutes. we are going to sterba q&a. >> i'm going to continue with my speech. >> can you wrap up
that is what made the united states a beacon of hope in a confused and divided world. but, too many people now take for granted government's role as protector of wall street and the privilege. vaisse middle-class americans says overpaid and underworked. they see social security as a problem, rather than the only piece of our retirement system that actually works. they feel sorry for homeless people, but fail to see the connections between downsizing and outsourcing and inequality and...
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i talked about the lack of trust between the united states and pakistan. built very well on that 12-year gap. which we are renew sog we are 4 to 5 years back into establishing working to establish that trust. >> we have got a relationship with iraq that goes back about 6 years now. to 2003. as we look for a long-term relationship, with iraq. when i am in afghanistan. i get the same question asked as when i am in pakistan. will you leave us again? they remember very well that we have in the past, and so, there is a trust issue there. there is uncertainty. through afghanistan -- and afghanistan's eyes as to whether or not we will stay. and so there is a trust problem there. and a relationship building requirement there as well. and when i come back it iran, we will not have had a relationship with iran since 1979. so, building that kind of a relationship, and what is that mean? and i speak to the difficulty of the other relationships and look at what 30 years potentially can do. so there is a awful lot of both concern and potential. and i think focus that wi
i talked about the lack of trust between the united states and pakistan. built very well on that 12-year gap. which we are renew sog we are 4 to 5 years back into establishing working to establish that trust. >> we have got a relationship with iraq that goes back about 6 years now. to 2003. as we look for a long-term relationship, with iraq. when i am in afghanistan. i get the same question asked as when i am in pakistan. will you leave us again? they remember very well that we have in...
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it was 2-2 for canada and the united states. semins dances around markov cut off by metropolit. >> craig: now we hear 3-3. they tied up for the u.s. >> joe: good for john carlton. >> craig: i think he has confidence. >> joe: poti inside. there's price. he read that. >> craig: talking about poti and his offensive skills. he's been all over the place making nifty passes and creating the rush and having the puck a lot tonight against montreal. >> joe: on the dump. schultz swats it ahead. we are across the midway mark of the 3rd period. there's a call against washington. the caps go shorthanded as piekanec makes his way back to the bench. learn more at supportyourvet.org. oh! blue! time! time out. i touched it. i touched the ball before it went out, coach. come on, alex, the ref did not call that! you gotta be kidding me, alex! it's the championship game! talk to him, coach. i touched, it's their ball. don't foul them when they inbound. team on 'three.' one, two, three. nice going, alex. sorry coach. alex! good call. >> joe: capital
it was 2-2 for canada and the united states. semins dances around markov cut off by metropolit. >> craig: now we hear 3-3. they tied up for the u.s. >> joe: good for john carlton. >> craig: i think he has confidence. >> joe: poti inside. there's price. he read that. >> craig: talking about poti and his offensive skills. he's been all over the place making nifty passes and creating the rush and having the puck a lot tonight against montreal. >> joe: on the...
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against the united states. he calls us, you know, highway bridge in and besides. so it's wordplay, you know, orwell said without words you have nothing. and i think abu yahya has really embraced that. in terms of who controls access to the media, i think that's a brilliant question and not something we don't have a lot of knowledge on. ksm and it's tribune said he is -- it seems to me that zawahiri probably founded it. he runs it and is the guy who sits at the head of the table in terms of identifying who, when, where to release. and so, within a rollup not with just abu yahya but you saw moustapha and the strategic rollout over a few months dramatically you can see they push them on one front and on the next video to push him on another. you saw the same ring with a abdulla stayed stayed with one of their top three sheiks montour auch omni. he's been releasing the writing of vanguards of karazahn and some of the taliban magazines. and just in december he released his first videotape. we now know what he looks
against the united states. he calls us, you know, highway bridge in and besides. so it's wordplay, you know, orwell said without words you have nothing. and i think abu yahya has really embraced that. in terms of who controls access to the media, i think that's a brilliant question and not something we don't have a lot of knowledge on. ksm and it's tribune said he is -- it seems to me that zawahiri probably founded it. he runs it and is the guy who sits at the head of the table in terms of...
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kennedy institute for the united states senate. where it gathered at the boston campus of the university of massachusetts, on whose land the kennedy institute will eventually be built. in an order determined by lottery, let me introduce the three candidates that are with us. scott brown, the republican candidate, is in his third term in the state senate welcoming -- representing the north folk district. martha coakley, the democratic candidate, was elected in 2006 after serving eight years as district attorney of middlesex county. joseph kennedy, no relation to the late senator, is an independent candidate who was a member of the national libertarian party pretty worse in information technology. in preparing questions, i consulted with members of the media and other peoples whose judgment i trust. the questions themselves are known only to me. to the audience, once again, hold your applause until the end. we will begin with a series of question to the candidate, leaving time for response in discussion. by lottery, the first questio
kennedy institute for the united states senate. where it gathered at the boston campus of the university of massachusetts, on whose land the kennedy institute will eventually be built. in an order determined by lottery, let me introduce the three candidates that are with us. scott brown, the republican candidate, is in his third term in the state senate welcoming -- representing the north folk district. martha coakley, the democratic candidate, was elected in 2006 after serving eight years as...
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he had taken a shot at a united states general. he was trying to emigrate to cuba. a lot of these, one of them was that of, i forget which one, was set off after reading a socialist pamphlet by emma goldman. just one after another, so with anybody takes a shot at obama it is going to be his-- >> host: one of the things we are doing at claire boothe luce institute at the staff and with archaean, when the leaders were reading hayek's the road to serfdom and in that book he said the socialist needs a scapegoat to rally a majority for common cause. the question is as the american businessman become the liberal scapegoat to rally the nation for this new socialist welfare state, with welfare and socialize health care and forced unionization? >> guest: yes although i might say i don't have-- there's not a love lost between me and wall street. where the party of the small businessman. they are the party of the financial manipulators like the daddy warbucks of the democratic party, and george soros also writes about this book. it is curious that the three an official spokesm
he had taken a shot at a united states general. he was trying to emigrate to cuba. a lot of these, one of them was that of, i forget which one, was set off after reading a socialist pamphlet by emma goldman. just one after another, so with anybody takes a shot at obama it is going to be his-- >> host: one of the things we are doing at claire boothe luce institute at the staff and with archaean, when the leaders were reading hayek's the road to serfdom and in that book he said the...
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[laughter] we are united by basic conviction that all we need to be clearly stated to win a majority. and if anyone -- if anyone does that in this next election that is about to begin, well let them take a look at what happened in massachusetts. [cheers and applause] is what happened here, what happened here in massachusetts can have and all over america. [cheers and applause] we are all witness is here tonight to the truth that ideals, hard work, strength of heart can the political machine. [cheers and applause] and as you know, we ran a campaign never to be forgotten and let a cause that deserved and received all that we could get there. and now, and now condi says of your independence and your trust, i will hope for a time once filled by future it from john quincy adams to john f. kennedy and his brother, ted. [applause] and as i proudly -- and let me say probably take up the duty you have given me, i promise to do my very, very best for massachusetts and america, every time the role calls. [cheers and applause] i go to washington, i go to washington as the representative of no fas
[laughter] we are united by basic conviction that all we need to be clearly stated to win a majority. and if anyone -- if anyone does that in this next election that is about to begin, well let them take a look at what happened in massachusetts. [cheers and applause] is what happened here, what happened here in massachusetts can have and all over america. [cheers and applause] we are all witness is here tonight to the truth that ideals, hard work, strength of heart can the political machine....
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states. to me it's funny that football has that kind of impact on this country that it does. >> reporter: jill sorensen comcast sportsnet. >> thank you jill. well the new york jets hope their cinderella story will continue all the way to miami and super bowl xliv to hear rex ryan tell it his jets team has been a sleeping giant all along and he's planning to shock the world at least one more time against the colts on sunday. >> this is the best football team that we've had all year. so if indy is going to beat us there is the best. we have absolutely no excuses. it's the best we've played on defense best we've played on offense, and special teams as well. so they are getting us at our best and we'll see if it's good enough. i hope it is and i think it will be. >> well, he may not speak english christian castillo's game trans lates well in soccer. >> we have not more coverage from chinatown what would butler have done differently on this final shot. hear from the man himself when ssssssssssssss
states. to me it's funny that football has that kind of impact on this country that it does. >> reporter: jill sorensen comcast sportsnet. >> thank you jill. well the new york jets hope their cinderella story will continue all the way to miami and super bowl xliv to hear rex ryan tell it his jets team has been a sleeping giant all along and he's planning to shock the world at least one more time against the colts on sunday. >> this is the best football team that we've had all...